Technotopia is a city-builder roguelike card game. Take on the role of an AI designed to build a perfect city. Build districts, meet the needs of diverse communities and maintain the delicate balance between factions vying for control over you!
This game cost me less than $2 on sale and now having played it, I'd have been more than willing to play the full paltry price. I absolutely love the Metropolis inspired art-deco style. But the art is not the only Metropolis reference- though here Futura (Iris in this game) is the attempted mediator rather than the antagonist.
Deckbuilder City Builder
Expect a fairly small depth at first and overall a chill vibe even when stakes are high
Bought it on sale for about £1.28 (probably $2?) and it was well worth about 10 hours of gameplay. Fairly simple puzzle game, nothing that complex. It actually could have been much better if the system stacked more and became more complex but great what what it is. And if you like art deco meets futurism than you're in for a treat.
I absolutely loved the gameplay and the aesthetics of this little game. The story was quite interesting as well, and even makes one think about how possible an outcome like the one presented here is in our future. Adressing perfection trough the eyes of an AI machine like Iris and letting the player see both the good and the bad side of such advanced...
A short game if you're playing the narrative, which looks good and plays smoothly.
It would be nicer if it was clear why costs for the different factions went up each day / week (it was never clear to me, should I build more of a particular faction's buildings to reduce their costs or less?) and if the specific bonuses for clumping (using Tetris styled...
